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  • Lisa Marino Has A Personal Fitness Coach Who ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 2, 2003
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    Lisa Marino has a personal fitness coach who gives her advice and encouragement. But she’s never seen him. As a participant in a program called, “Life Practice,” Lisa begins each day by sending a report of her diet, exercise, sleep, and stress to an Internet web site. Later she receives an e-mail ...read more

  • For 16 Years, John Kovac Was A "Tenant Of A ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 12, 2004
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    1. For 16 years, John Kovac was a “tenant of a tunnel.” John and a few others lived underground in an abandoned railroad tunnel in New York City. When Amtrak bought the tunnel and prepared to reopen it, John was forced to look for a place to live above ground. According to The New York Times, Mr. ...read more

  • Top Ten Ways You Know You're In A Bad Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2004
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    TOP TEN WAYS YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN A BAD CHURCH 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9. The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor. 8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version." 7. There’s an ATM in the lobby. 6. The choir wears leather robes. 5. Worship ...read more

  • What Does A Line That Goes Down The Middle Of The ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
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    What does a line that goes down the middle of the road mean? Solid line, no passing. Stay on your own side of the road. Dotted line, like one in picture means you can pass if there is nothing coming the other way. Whether solid line or dotted line, reminds you that you are supposed to drive on ...read more

  • He Died On January 28, 814. Many Years Later, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 17, 2007
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    He died on January 28, 814. Many years later, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Charlemagne, the great king and emperor of France. When the tomb was opened, after being closed for centuries, the men who entered it found something amazing. They found certain treasures of the kingdom, of course. ...read more

  • Last Tuesday Night On Prime Time They Showed The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Last Tuesday night on Prime Time they showed the new Christ, De Jesus from Puerto Rico. He claims to be the better Christ and declares there is no sin, no Satan, and no one will go to hell. They interviewed several church members as to what they thought about their Christ. And they believe in him ...read more

  • What Those Oats Can Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    What Those Oats Can Do Henry Crowell, founder of the Quaker Oats Company and a significant contributor to the work of Moody Bible Institute knew how to use money wisely. As a young man, he received Christ as his Savior. When he began his business career in a little Ohio factory, he promised God ...read more

  • Isa 57:20-21 "…the Wicked Are Like The Tossing ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jun 28, 2007
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    Isa 57:20-21 “…the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest… God says, ‘There is no peace for the wicked.’" After a family dinner one Sunday afternoon my dad and uncles were sitting around the living room talking politics. Uncle Walter kept dozing off and dad would tickle his ear with ...read more

  • The Ability To Read And To Study God's Word For ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
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    The ability to read and to study God’s Word for yourself, gives you a great step up in your battle with temptations and trails. The Puritans thought reading was so important that in 1647 they passed the “Old Deluder Satan Act”, the first law in the United States requiring public education be ...read more

  • How Can You Be So Narrow-Minded?

    Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 20, 2007
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    “How can you be so narrow-minded?” The question jolted Steve from the newspaper he was reading in the teacher’s lounge. Jenna, the school librarian, was frowning and pointing at his coffee mug, which bore the message “One Way: Jesus”. Jenna was a follower of New Age religion. She believed there ...read more

  • Rico Tice Makes An Interesting Observation In ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 20, 2007
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    Rico Tice makes an interesting observation in his book, Christianity Explored: “I didn’t have a particularly religious upbringing myself. In fact, my experience of Christianity was limited to a few dull sermons, slightly spooky people in strange garments, hanging about in dank halls and religious ...read more

  • Glory Can Be Defined. In My Research I ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2007
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    Glory can be defined. In my research I discovered that it means a desirable brightness that is very rare! a. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia states this about Glory - FROM THE HEBREW WORD KĀBHŌDH. i. The fundamental idea of this root seems to be “weight,” “heaviness,” ...read more

  • William Carey Is Considered The Father Of Modern ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
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    William Carey is considered the father of modern missions. The man who spent his early years as a cobbler became one of the greatest linguists the church has ever known. It’s reported that Carey translated parts of the Bible into as many as 24 Indian languages. When he first went to India, some ...read more

  • 2920 Alexander's Garments. When Alexander The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 12, 2008
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    2920 Alexander’s Garments. When Alexander the Great entertained the kings and nobles at the court of Persia, he appeared wearing only those garments which had been woven for him by his mother, Olympias, who was the daughter of a chieftain, the wife of a king, and the mother of a conqueror. One ...read more

  • Unchurched Character & Beliefs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    UNCHURCHED CHARACTER & BELIEFS Unchurched American adults who have not attended a church or faith community in the past year are less likely to be concerned about the U.S. moral condition, much less likely to believe they are making a positive difference in the world, less optimistic about the ...read more

  • Works Vs. Fruit  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 15, 2009
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    WORKS VS. FRUIT A machine in a factory works and turns out a product, but it could never manufacture "fruit." Fruit must grow out of life, and, in the case of the believer, it is the life of the Spirit (Gal. 5:25). When you think of "works," you think of effort, labor, strain, and toil; when you ...read more

  • Falling Asleep In Church

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 22, 2009
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    FALLING ASLEEP IN CHURCH Please don't think I'm complaining about folks who fall asleep in church. I understand some people can’t help it. I am convinced that some people fall asleep in church during the sermon because their have a physical ailment. Some folk must have a snooze button attached at ...read more

  • Accountability Questions For Men  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 22, 2009
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    ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS FOR MEN Accountability requires being vulnerable enough to allow someone to explore your habits, priorities and neglect. Chuck Swindoll for example, has seven questions that he and a group of fellow pastors challenge each other with regularly: 1. Have you been with a ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Rebuttal To Johnny Carson About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Billy Graham’s Rebuttal to Johnny Carson about Second Coming Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on his show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, "You know what Billy, I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, I bet we’d do him in again!" Billy ...read more

  • Life Begins At The Cross

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
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    LIFE BEGINS AT THE CROSS We don’t begin to live until we believe on Jesus and receive this everlasting life. A popular book a generation ago was entitled, Life Begins at Forty, where the author sought to prove that a person just enters the prime of life at forty years of age. The new saying is ...read more